In October of 2012, on a cold rainy night in Peoria, the U-High Pioneers defeated the Peoria Notre Dame Irish in a 13-7 thriller that completed the first undefeated season in U-High history, a feat that would be repeated in both 2013 and 2014.… MORE
Category Archives: High School Sports
Pole vaulting a family affair for Bradfords
Zachery Bradford of Bloomington High School has accomplished a lot already in his pole vaulting career.… MORE
Bloomington lacrosse club hopes to bring the sport to schools
Ready or not, lacrosse is coming to Bloomington-Normal.… MORE
Bloomington-Normal WAVES swimmer makes return trip to World Junior Championships
Normal Community senior Grace Ariola’s return trip to the World Junior Championships in swimming will be a much shorter one.… MORE
Robinson selected as new Pontiac boys hoops coach
Pontiac Township High School’s new head boys basketball coach selection is a familar face in the Indians gym.… MORE
Olympian Christin Wurth-Thomas aims to inspire B-N athletes
She was once one of the fastest runners in the world. Now she’s trying to help young athletes reach their goals… MORE
No more PED testing for high school athletes in Illinois
High school athletes in Illinois will no longer be tested for steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs.… MORE
Feeney, Ridgeway take top athlete honors
The Bloomington-Normal Sports Commission handed out its student-athlete awards Monday at its annual State Farm Student-Athlete Recognition Banquet at the Chateau Hotel and Conference Center.… MORE
Prep football stars savor Shrine Game experience
The Illinois High School Shrine Game has moved to multiple locations throughout its history, but it never misses a beat, always featuring the best high school football players in the state.… MORE
Normal West’s Appel hopeful for NFL call after rookie camp
Normal West and Indiana State graduate Josh Appel is fresh off of his first taste of professional football.… MORE
Blogs
Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all
By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year. It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …
Is federal mobilization the answer?
By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city. Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…
In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans
By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life
Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University. We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk. Going to work every day for some people means…